Finns Get First WSOP Bracelet, Despite Brunsons’, Chiu’s Best Efforts
Posted by WinAtPoker | June 9, 2009 | Posted in: Online Poker News | Comments (0)In recent WSOP news, Event #12 ($10,000 Mixed Game World Championship) favorites Doyle Brunson and grandson Todd Brunson were outlasted by the 24-year-old who became the first Finnish player ever to win a WSOP bracelet, Ville Wahlbeck. With the historical significance of his accomplishment washing over him, you’d think Wahlbeck had altogether forgotten about the $492,375 prize that came with it.
Runner-up David Chiu had just come off of winning last year’s WPT season finale, the World Poker Tour World Championship for over $3.3 million, and beating Gus Hansen in heads-up play to do it.
A similar 2009 WSOP upset followed in Event #14 ($2500 six-handed Limit Hold’em) where favorite Daniel Negreanu was beaten at the last minute by online magician “t_soprano” aka former Magic player Brock Parker.
Sandwiched between those two events was Event #13 ($2500 No Limit Hold’em) where Keven “Stamdogg” Stamen took down the $506,000 prize. And most recently, Brian “ship_the_perc” Lemke won Event #15 ($5,000 No Limit Hold’em) for $692,000.
